REUTERS | Published: July 03, 2020 09:40:22 | Updated: July 04, 2020 11:55:29
Rescue workers carry a dead body following a landslide at a mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State City, Myanmar, July 02, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media — Myanmar Fire Services Department/via Reuters/File Photo
The death toll in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen to at least 162, with more feared dead, authorities said.
A heap of mining waste collapsed into a lake on Thursday and buried many workers under mud and water.
By late evening on Thursday, rescue workers had recovered 162 bodies, the fire service department said, but the search was ongoing.
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